competent
Definition: (adjective) having the skill and knowledge needed for a particular task; capable
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masquerade
noun
- A deceptive outward appearance: cloak, color, coloring, cover, disguise, disguisement, façade, face, false colors, front, gloss, guise, mask, pretense, pretext, semblance, show, veil, veneer, window-dressing.
Slang: put-on. See
show
- A display of insincere behavior: act, acting, disguise, dissemblance, pretense, sham, show, simulation. See
honest, true
verb
- To change or modify so as to prevent recognition of the true identity or character of: camouflage, disguise, dissemble, dissimulate, mask. See
show
- To represent oneself in a given character or as other than what one is: attitudinize, impersonate, pass, pose, posture.
Idiom:
pass oneself off as. See
honest
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